The Mavens Guild is Here!
If you have read the book Running the Edge, then you understand the concept of the Distance Maven and the purpose of the Mavens Guild. If you have not read the book, what are you waiting for? Order a copy today!
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Like our running and life stories, the Mavens Guild is “In Progress” It is brand new and will certainly evolve and change over time. Your suggestions and comments are welcome! Check back often to see the changes and updates and please sign up and participate in our forum!
The Mavens Guild is for runners who:
- desire to harness the passion and energy they have for running and use it to fuel excellence in other areas of their lives including careers, families, friendships, education, etc.
- reject the idea of living a normal or average life
- want to be excellent in everything
- believe life should be fun – that they should play as hard as they work and work as hard as they live
- strive for peak physical, mental, and emotional fitness
- want to Run The Edge and Live The Edge as they chase their maximum potentials and stretch their limits
- have a sincere desire to learn, grow, and become better people
- believe “good enough” isn’t good enough
- want to be authentic and genuine; as honest with themselves as they are with others
- want to display the best parts of themselves in a supportive community without fear or negative energy
- want a place to share their passion for the running and for life
- For runners who enjoy kindred spirits to share their accomplishments and challenges in running and in life.
How many of the above apply to you?
Tim, Adam…
Thank you! Great memories, and more importantly, great reminders of why I do what I do.
What an awesome idea! Congrats on achieving your goal in Philly, Adam! I’ll be there to watch you run in January!! I’m running in the Aramco 1/2 the next day.
Adam and Tim,
I’m going to be honest in that although the book started out with a moving story, I had doubts. I was looking for ways to improve my times on the track and this looked like it could just be a cliche self-improvement book. But as I kept reading, it just kept making me more and more anxious to see what was on the next page. I began reading this book overly obsessed with running and it was negatively affecting other areas of my life. Running the Edge has allowed me to reflect on other aspects of my life and understand that despite its importance to me, running isn’t all that is out there. Running is way in which I can enhance all other areas of my life. I have made a commitment to rebuild relationships I have let take a backseat to my training throughout my time as a collegiate runner. In addition to being the best runner I can be, I will also strive to be the best person I can be. That is the most important thing. As for running, my goal is to score at our outdoor conference championship in the 10k, and help my team win that conference title. Hold me to it!
Thanks for everything,
Caitlin
Caitlin – It sounds like you are improving your relationship with running. Just like other relationships in life it can go through stages where it is extremely healthy but can also be destructive if we let it. Like just about everything in life, balance is the key. Running is important and you can go for it with everything you have as long as it is held in perspective and is used to enhance and not disrupt other aspects of your life. I think most of us have been where you describe with being overly obsessed. It is so easy to do when things are going well but when things start to go bad or injury happens we get a different look and have to adjust priorities. Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. and best of luck in the 10k in track this spring! Keep us posted on how you are doing!
I have just started reading this book and with note book at my side have taken notes, making lists that have already affected my life and running for the better. This book by far is the best tool to rediscover yourself as a better person and a better runner!
Thanks Suzanne! Keep us posted on how you are doing!